Natural Land Institute

Analysis

Natural Land Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockford, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1960, 66 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Natural Land Institute reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.5m (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 270%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Natural Land Institute sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Socio-Ecological Research ($1.5m), Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc ($1.5m) and Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $316k. At year end it held assets of $20.1m against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $19.9m. It reported 9 employees.